Hospital Medicine – Virtual Nocturnist Full-Time NP/PA

Fully remote position with the Virtual Hospital Medicine team supporting Atrium Health King’s Mountain in King’s Mountain, North Carolina. Schedule consists of 7 on / 7 off overnight shifts, including rotating weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include virtual admissions, overnight cross-coverage, and ongoing clinical management for adult hospitalized patients utilizing Advocate Health’s virtual care platform and Epic electronic medical record.

Pay Range:

If it’s possible, you will find it at Advocate Health – the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We invite Advanced Practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds, and visionaries together on our Hospital Medicine team at Advocate Health. The Carolinas Hospitalist Group is looking for an APP to join the Virtual Hospital Medicine Nocturnist team supporting Atrium Health King’s Mountain in King’s Mountain, North Carolina.

Position Details

Overnight work schedule: 7 on / 7 off
Rotating weekends and holidays
100% inpatient adult medicine
Fully remote Virtual Hospital Medicine position
Perform virtual admissions, overnight cross-coverage, and ongoing inpatient clinical management
Supports Atrium Health King’s Mountain through Advocate Health’s Virtual Care Program
Collaborative practice with Hospital Medicine physicians, bedside APPs, nursing, and interdisciplinary care teams
Epic electronic medical record

Experience Required

Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
Nurse Practitioners must hold a Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Nursing Practice with ACNP or AGACNP board certification
Physician Assistants must hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Current license to practice as an NP or PA in North Carolina
Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license
BLS for Healthcare Provider (AHA) must be valid at least 90 days beyond start date
Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, or other acute inpatient experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment with appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills
Ability to perform thorough history and physical assessments
Ability to function within a multidisciplinary team

Job Summary

Specialty Care APPs provide concentrated services on a single system, caring for both acute and chronically ill patients. This includes hospitalized patient care delivered through Advocate Health’s Virtual Hospital Medicine program. Schedule consists of overnight shifts for 90% or more of the time.

Essential Functions

Performs initial and periodic medical histories, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
Performs comprehensive virtual admission history and physical examinations for adult hospitalized patients.
Provides overnight virtual admissions, cross-coverage, and ongoing clinical management.
Records findings of examinations, assessments, and plans of care.
Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
Determines treatment plans for patients in collaboration with supervising physicians.
Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and activities in a medically appropriate manner within the patient’s medical record.
Collaborates with Hospital Medicine physicians, bedside APPs, nursing staff, consultants, pharmacy, rehabilitation services, case management, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient care.
Responds appropriately to changes in patient condition and communicates recommendations to bedside care teams.
Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
Attends, participates in, and contributes to group/practice meetings and policy development as requested.
Performs additional duties within the scope of licensure and credentialing.

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, speaking, hearing, computer use, and repetitive hand movements.
Must possess intact senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity.
Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms.
Must be able to react and perform effectively in stressful situations.
Schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and additional coverage as operationally needed.

Our Commitment to You
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards:

Competitive compensation
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

When you join Advocate Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside some of the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope, and advance healing—for all.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.